Boot with expansible top



A. M. MALLUK Sept. 2, 1947.

BOOT WITH EXPANSIBLE TOP INVENTQR wrmsssz Patented Sept. 2, 1947 UNITEDSTATES" PATENT OFFICE";

BOOT WITH EXPANSIBLE TOP Assent 1. Malluk, New York, N. Y.

Application January 6, 1943-, Serial No. 471,421-

1 Claim.

1.. This invention relates to foot. covering, and more particularly to'a type of boot adapted to protect the wearer from the elements .and toinsurethe wearer against passageof water, sand,

insects -or-any-foreign"matter into the foot or leg.

A further object is to provide a covering for theleg portion of a bootto. prevent the seepage of water through the flexible portions, seamsand closures thereof.

Since, in waterproof boots of all types, a certain amount of moisture,condensation, perspiration and other sources, i apt to collect withinthe boot, and particularly within the foot portion thereof, it isdesirable that the foot portion should be readily accessible when theboot is removed so that the interior thereof may be easily cleaned,dried and inspected.

A further object of this invention is to provide a boot which has thesefeatures and which may be opened up so that not only may the interior ofthe foot portion be thoroughly cleaned and dried, but to enable theremoval of any foreign matter whatsoever.

With these and other object in View, reference is had to theaccompanying drawings, in which- Fig. 1 is a perspective View of theboot partly opened up;

Fig. 2 is a view of the boot in closed position with its supplementallegging partly broken away to show.its relationship to the boot;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the supplemental l in Fig. 4 is a viewin slightly smaller scale of a foot covering adapted to be used with thelegging shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a view of the top portion of the boot in its closed positionand with the supplementary legging removed.

The boot l0 consists of a foot portion l I having a sole l2 and heel l3which may be either stitched or cemented to the foot portion 1 l in suchmanner as to make a waterproof connection. The upper or leg portion I4consists of a series of sections [5, l6, I1 and I8. It will be readilyappreciated that while I have shown four sections, IE to l8, inclusive,any convenient number may be used. It will be further appreciated thatthese sections are considerably wider at the top than at the bottom inorder to allow the leg to properly fit and to be opened Wide so as toexpose the inner portion of the shoe at the heel and shank. The sectionsare joined together by seam I9, 20, 2| and 22, which may be eitherstitched or cemented together. It will be appreciated that thesesections may be made. of either, rubber or leather, or combinationsthereof, without'departing from ,the scope of my invention. Itwill alsobeappreciated that, while I have shown a perspective .view of, the boot,inv open position in Fig. 1, itjmay be opened to a considerably greaterextent to expose. the, inner portion of the foot. It will be. seen fromFig. 1 that the .leg portion M is so widely flared at the top that itnormally flares outwardly and droops downwardly to a normally wide openposition.

In fitting the leg of the boot to the wearer, it is folded at points 25,26, 21, 28, 29, 30, 3| and 32 so that the points 25 and 26 come to oneside of the boot on the outside, and points 29 and come to the otherside of the boot on the outside, and points 2'! and 28 come together atone side of the boot on the inside and points 21 and 28 come together atthe opposite ide on the inside. Adjacent points 25 and 26, and 29 and 30are series of fasteners and 36, of any suitable type. While I have shownbuckles of the tongue and link type, having a tongue 31 and a link 33,any type of fastener may be used. Due to the flexibility andconstruction of the leg member, it is possible to remove the boot andreplace it for ordinary purposes by merely loosening either of the setsof fastening members 35 or 36, leaving the other set fastened.

In order to further protect the leg, I have provided a rubber leggingmember which is adapted to be pulled over the leg of the wearer.

The legging member 40 may be of any desired height, extending, ifpreferred, to the thigh, or terminating at the top of the boot. The boot[0 is provided with a bead Al placed at the lower portion thereof, and asecond bead 42 may, if desired, be positioned adjacent the top of theboot. The legging 40 should be made of an elastic material, such asrubber, and is provided with a lower reinforcement 43, grooved on itsinner side to cooperate with and be removably secured to the bead M. Asimilar reinforcement 44 may be provided at the top of the legging,defining a groove &5 adapted to grip and engage the bead 42. Above thereinforcement 44 the legging may be further reinforced at 46 andprovided with an inwardly extending rim or lip 41 to extend over the topof the boot and to grip the leg of the wearer snugly, thus preventingthe passage of any water or other materials downwardly into the top ofthe boot.

While the boot l0 may be worn with or without the legging, it is obviousthat the legging gives added protection, not only to the wearer, but tothe boot itself. It will also be appreciated that my legging 40 may beworn with other types of boots or may be added to a high shoe directlyover the clothing. If desired, pull-n tabs 50 may be aflixed to the topof the legging to facilitate its use.

The foot covering shown in Fig. 4 is designed to cooperate with thelegging shown in Fig. 3 and to form a complete covering for the foot or,in fact, for a boot. The foot covering consists of an overshoe of rubberor similar material 55 which is adapted to extend up to the area of theankle. It is provided with a reinforced top 56 forming a bead whichengages the groove 43 of the legging, thus making a complete coveringwhich may be worn over the boot shown in Fig. 1, or any other boot, orwhich, if desired, may be worn over an ordinary shoe. Both the head 56and the groove 43, being elastic, tend to grip the leg of the wearerfront and inside of the leg, another of said pair of folds being at therear and inside of the leg, the others of said pairs of folds being atthe front and rear and outside of the leg, and fastening elementsjoining the folds at the sides of the leg.

ASSAD M. MALLUK.

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ASSAD M. MALLUK It is hereby certified that error appears in the printedspecification of the above numbered patent requiring correction asfollows: Column 3, line 25, after the Word sections insert of; and thatthe said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein thatthe same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 11th day of November, A. D. 1947.

THOMAS F. MURPHY,

Assistant Uommisioner of Patents.

